Roshni
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning light or radiance.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies
Roshni by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Roshni. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 51 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Roshni. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Roshanshining or luminous12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ronnistrength; ruler; a form of Ronnie33 in the US (2017)
- Rosalirose; a form of Rosalie14 in the US (2017)
- Rosinalittle rose; a form of Rosa12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roohisoul or spirit9 in the US (2017)
- Rosanarose; a form of Rosanna8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Roshni, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Roshni
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